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AVERAGE PRODUCTION TIME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- average production time
1, record 1, English, average%20production%20time
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The time usually taken to produce a document, such as a report or a letter. It is used as a basis for comparing the speeds of manual and automatic production methods. 2, record 1, English, - average%20production%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The average production time for a letter being ten (10) minutes, the production time for 500 letters will be: Calculation - Manual method: Administrative level: 500 x 10 minutes: 5,000 minutes; Operational level: 500 x 1 minute 500 minutes. Calculation - Mechanized Method: Administrative level: 1 x 10 minutes: (for the first letter): 10 minutes. Savings: 4,990 minutes. Operational level: 1 x 1 minute 1 minute. Savings: 499 minutes. 1, record 1, English, - average%20production%20time
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- temps moyen de production
1, record 1, French, temps%20moyen%20de%20production
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le temps moyen de production d'une lettre étant de dix minutes, le temps de production pour toutes les lettres sera : Calcul - Méthode manuelle : Niveau administratif : 500 x 10 minutes : 5 000 mn. Niveau opérationnel : 500 x 1 minute; 500 mn. Calcul - Méthode mécanisée: Niveau administratif : 1 x 10 minutes 9 pour la première lettre) : 10 mn. économie : 4 900 mn. 1, record 1, French, - temps%20moyen%20de%20production
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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